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After a year of discussions, councilors propose increasing City Council salaries to $32,000 and the mayor's salary to $190,000. The pay hikes would not take effect until new terms of
Councilors first voted to waive City Charter and City Council rules to vote on the proposed ordinance at its first reading.
Gilbert served on the City Council from 2011 to 2018.
The commission was recommended by the organizers of Beyond Apology, a community-led effort to educate Tulsans on what reparations for the Race Massacre could look like and gather their perspectives.
City councilors agreed on Wednesday to move forward on a proposal that would — if approved by voters and councilors — provide significant pay raises to the city’s elected officials.